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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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